Alternatives to Finnix for all platforms with any license

Hiren's BootCD

Hiren's BootCD (HBCD) is a completely free bootable CD that contains a load of useful tools you can make use of in a variety of situations like analyzing, recovering...

Free Personal Windows Linux
Recover lost data Portable Recover deleted files Registry repairing Add a feature

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- Discontinued The project is not actively being developed. Although it is still working and well, last version, 15.2, was released in 2012.
SystemRescueCd

SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to...

Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted
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SliTaz

SliTaz is a free operating system, working completely in RAM and booting from removable media such as a CD-ROM or USB key. SliTaz is distributed as a LiveCD, and weighs...

Free Open Source Linux
Lightweight Portable Portable Linux Add a feature

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Parted Magic

The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image...

Commercial Windows Linux
Disk Cloning Editing and creating partitions LiveUSB Add a feature

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Knoppix

Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any...

Free Open Source Linux
Booting from USB Portable Linux Privacy focused Add a feature

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Boot Repair Disk

A simple tool to recover access to your Operating Systems. * Easy-to-use (repair in 1 click ! ) * Free (GPL open-source license) * Helpful (Boot-Info summary to get...

Free Open Source Linux
Standalone Add a feature

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Rescatux

Rescatux is a GNU/Linux rescue cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will...

Free Open Source Self-Hosted
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Grml

Bootable live system (Live-CD) based on Debian especially well suited for administrative tasks like installation, deployment and system rescue.

Free Open Source Linux
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ALT Linux

ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus packages repository.

Free Open Source Linux
Recover deleted files Add a feature

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Anvi Rescue Disk

Anvi Rescue Disk was designed to be used when standard antivirus software fail to detect and clean various computer infections, especially boot-sector viruses like...

Free Windows
Registry repairing Add a feature

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Super GRUB2 Disk

The primary purpose of Super GRUB2 Disk is to help you boot into an OS whose bootloader is broken. Second, and almost as important, is to be a tool to learn more about...

Free Open Source Windows Linux
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Dual-boot Repair

Dual-boot Repair will automatically fix boot environment of systems based on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Vista with Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7/8 as second operating...

Free Windows
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Avira AntiVir Rescue System

The Avira AntiVir Rescue System a linux-based application that allows accessing computers that cannot be booted anymore. Thus it is possible to repair a damaged system...

Free Windows Linux
Portable Add a feature

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DLC Utilities Boot CD

DLC Boot 2016 is a rescue disk that is used as a Recovery CD. The point is that if you are having problems such as Windows can not boot, missing MBR, want to format the...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

3 Like
Hoek's Tools

Hoek’s Tools is a vast collection of portable utilities for the management, diagnosis and repairing of computer problems, recover lost or deleted files or cracking...

Free Windows
Recover lost data Portable Recover deleted files Registry repairing Add a feature

7 Like
- Discontinued The project is no longer updated and a download is no longer provided on the official website, but you can still download last version, 0.1.001, released on April 20, 2013. See the link to the setup file in the comments.